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Programme to address challenges faced by international healthcare workers goes Londonwide

By Liz Wells 05 February 2025

Ask Aunty, a successful programme to address the challenges faced by international healthcare workers arriving in the UK, is being extended across London.

WES STREETING

'Daft things' undermining NHS diversity agenda, says Streeting

By Lee Peart 05 February 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said ‘really daft things’ are undermining the equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) agenda in the NHS.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Gloucestershire phlebotomists to vote on strike action over pay dispute

By Liz Wells 05 February 2025

Phlebotomists at Gloucester and Cheltenham hospitals are to vote on strike action over unfair pay and grading, says Unison.

WORKFORCE

BMA urges Government to fix 'broken' student finance system

By Liz Wells 05 February 2025

The BMA is warning that insufficient government funding for medical students in England is pushing many into financial hardship.

WORKFORCE

NHS Lincolnshire ICB chief executive to retire

By Liz Wells 05 February 2025

NHS Lincolnshire ICB has announced that chief executive John Turner is to retire from the role in June 2025.

DHSC

Streeting appoints adviser to shape 10-year plan

By Liz Wells 05 February 2025

The DHSC has appointed Tom Kibasi to help it turn the ideas for a better health service, coming from tens of thousands of patients and frontline staff, into in the 10 Year Health Plan.

BEST PRACTICE

Care Transfer Hub helps people return home from hospital

By Lee Peart 04 February 2025

A Care Transfer Hub is playing a vital role in getting people home from hospital as soon as they are medically ready.

ESTATES

Building work begins at hospital's £1.9m cancer support centre

By Lee Peart 04 February 2025

Building work has begun on a Macmillan Cancer Support Centre at Ashford Hospital in Surrey.

REGULATION

CQC finds deterioration in leadership at mental health trust

By Lee Peart 04 February 2025

A deterioration in leadership has been found following a CQC inspection of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

PHARMACIES

Online pharmacies to strengthen safeguards

By Liz Wells 04 February 2025

All online pharmacies in Great Britain will have to strengthen safeguards to prevent people from receiving medicines that are not clinically appropriate for them and may cause them harm.